大量
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
大量 (dàliàng) · a large amount
大量 (dàliàng) means “a large amount; a lot of”. It is written with 2 characters: 大 (big) + 量 (to measure). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 大量 is built
The characters
大 dà · big
What 大 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 人 with outstretched arms (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
量 liáng · to measure
What 量 is made of
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 里 gives the meaning, 旦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他喝了大量的水。Tā hē le dàliàng de shuǐ.He drank a lot of water.
超市里有大量的水果。Chāoshì lǐ yǒu dàliàng de shuǐguǒ.The supermarket has a large amount of fruit.
Questions about 大量
What does 大量 mean?
大量 (dàliàng) means “a large amount; a lot of”.
How do you pronounce 大量?
大量 is pronounced dàliàng.
Which HSK level is 大量?
大量 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 大学dàxuéuniversity
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 大大dàdàgreatly
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 大门dàménmain gate
- 大人dàrenadult
Learn 大量 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.